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Mathew Mahindaratne
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Lets say I have some $\ce{PuF6}$ (Withwith the Plutonium being $\ce{Pu240}$$\ce{^{240}Pu}$)  . I take this $\ce{PuF6}$ and bombard it with neutrons. The $\ce{Pu240}$$\ce{^{240}Pu}$ nuclei capture the neutrons, forming $\ce{Pu241}$$\ce{^{241}Pu}$, which decays after some time to $\ce{Am241}$$\ce{^{241}Am}$. $\ce{AmF6}$ is not a stable molecule from what we know - we can't synthesize it in labs. So what exactly happens to the chemical bonds? $\ce{AmF4}$ seems stable - does a difluorine molecule just get "kicked" off?

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Lets say I have some $\ce{PuF6}$ (With the Plutonium being $\ce{Pu240}$)  . I take this $\ce{PuF6}$ and bombard it with neutrons. The $\ce{Pu240}$ nuclei capture the neutrons, forming $\ce{Pu241}$, which decays after some time to $\ce{Am241}$. $\ce{AmF6}$ is not a stable molecule from what we know - we can't synthesize it in labs. So what exactly happens to the chemical bonds? $\ce{AmF4}$ seems stable - does a difluorine molecule just get "kicked" off?

Thanks!

Lets say I have some $\ce{PuF6}$ (with the Plutonium being $\ce{^{240}Pu}$). I take this $\ce{PuF6}$ and bombard it with neutrons. The $\ce{^{240}Pu}$ nuclei capture the neutrons, forming $\ce{^{241}Pu}$, which decays after some time to $\ce{^{241}Am}$. $\ce{AmF6}$ is not a stable molecule from what we know - we can't synthesize it in labs. So what exactly happens to the chemical bonds? $\ce{AmF4}$ seems stable - does a difluorine molecule just get "kicked" off?

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Nikhil Murali
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What happens to chemical bonds if the nucleus changes?

Lets say I have some $\ce{PuF6}$ (With the Plutonium being $\ce{Pu240}$) . I take this $\ce{PuF6}$ and bombard it with neutrons. The $\ce{Pu240}$ nuclei capture the neutrons, forming $\ce{Pu241}$, which decays after some time to $\ce{Am241}$. $\ce{AmF6}$ is not a stable molecule from what we know - we can't synthesize it in labs. So what exactly happens to the chemical bonds? $\ce{AmF4}$ seems stable - does a difluorine molecule just get "kicked" off?

Thanks!